The full extent of Mr Obama's close links with two toxic Chicago associates, a radical black preacher, Jeremiah Wright, and a crooked property developer, Antoin Rezko, is also laid out in detail.

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And speaking of jail, Chicago authorities arrested Antoin "Tony" Rezko.

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In October 2006 Fitzgerald indicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko and Chicago businessman Stuart Levine, who served on two state regulatory boards, and charged them with shaking down companies doing business with the state.

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Federal authorities also allege the governor and Harris schemed with others -- including convicted real estate developer Antoin "Tony" Rezko -- to obtain financial benefits for himself, his family and others, including his campaign committee, Friends of Blagojevich.

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